Reverend McIlraith said: “Absolutely not, it’s purely a dialogue Jesus tried, to interest her in faith and it’s not about giving or taking anything.

“There is nothing about sexuality in this passage and is merely a conversation about water.

“The water has two meanings; one is the ordinary water from the well and second is the living water which is probably the Holy Spirit that Jesus offers.”

He further confirmed to the court that the living water does not involve semen from a man.

During cross-examination Mr Valenitabua asked Reverend McIlraith how could one be redeemed of their sins of adultery. He replied saying that firstly the person needed to confess to God and have it forgiven and then they should move on with their lives.

“Confession means I am sorry and I promise to do my level best not to do it again with the Lord’s help,” the Reverend said.

“If you do it again then that means you’re not serious with your repentance.”

Reverend McIlraith told the court that the point of the whole story in John Chapter 4 is that a woman moves from no faith to faith in Jesus.

“The Gospel was written for somebody to have faith in Jesus,” he said.

Justice Temo asked Reverend McIlraith if there was any mention in John 4:14 that the Samaritan woman was a prostitute to which he replied saying ‘no’.

He was further questioned by Justice Temo regarding the evidence given by the alleged victims that the water of life is equated with a sperm of a man.

“The phrase ‘water of everlasting life’ is not the same as semen of a man and I have never come across that interpretation in my life,” said Reverend McIlraith.

Justice Temo also asked him if the women in that chapter were equated to the temple of God.

“In John’s gospel Chapter 2, Jesus is the new temple and in Saint Paul every Christian is the temple of God,” he said.

It was further stated by Justice Temo that some of the prosecution witnesses had said that they were told that they were the temple of God and that they needed to be purified and cleansed by a man’s semen.

“I have never in my life heard of that interpretation and the cleansing of a woman by a man’s semen has no basis in the scripture,” said Reverend McIlraith.

He further said that Jesus was speaking metaphorically about the water.